We might not always have extra time to fit anime in with our busy lives (we hear some people are like that anyway), but we all can find a few minutes. Luckily enough, that’s all we need! Like other seasons of Hetalia, this new World Stars series has short episodes that satisfy the need for cute and silly together! Kick back for a few minutes and get ready for some silly countries, just trying to get along.

Italy is as good-natured as ever and begins the season by arriving to a meeting late. Of course, Germany and Japan were early to the meeting, and while we don’t know when America came, America’s loud personality lets everyone know they’re there! While Russia does not have much to say, they have a presence that lets everyone know they mean business. All the cute characters are just too much!

Culture is a massive theme in Hetalia World Stars, so we wanted to take a moment to appreciate those moments from this season’s opening episodes. Our old favorites, Canada enjoying not being forgotten and America’s big personality hogging the scene, are there and in full action. Russia is still there too, making ‘friends’ with smaller nations, like the Czech and Slovakians, by hugging them and not letting go until 1989. If you liked any other season of Hetalia, you’re going to get a kick out of World Stars.

So far this season, we have been able to enjoy Japan and China fawning over cute things, though separately. And America and Japan both get excited about their branded “go” rangers. Other seasons of Hetalia have shown countries doing different activities together, but this throw to more recent popular culture has been very kawaii!

The ending theme drives this message of unity home with, “No one’s above or below, that’s right because the Earth is round!”